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More temp space, log downloads that finish, a handful of dashboard fixes, and a website that lost its hosting guide.

A command palette for the dashboard, logs in the browser, MySQL timezone support, and a public API taking shape.

Read PHP, access, Apache, and Jobs logs right in the dashboard. Filter, follow live, download — no SSH required.

US data center live, a new actions menu, social logins, and better mails.

fortrabbit apps can now be hosted in the US data center on the new platform.

Two ways to upgrade an app on the old fortrabbit platform from MySQL 8.0 to 8.4, now that 8.4 is the default for new apps.

Longer trials, agent skills, environment thumbnails, and a MySQL upgrade on the way.

April 2026 on the new platform: GitHub deployment comments, smoother dashboard flows, smarter deployments and better documentation.

Autoscaling arrives for MySQL, web storage and traffic: plans move up when usage grows and back down again, without any interaction.

PHP 8.5 is live on both platforms: selectable in the dashboard, default for new apps, and available through the latest setting.

Usage metrics land in the fortrabbit dashboard: MySQL storage, web storage and monthly traffic, shown per environment as they update.

The new fortrabbit platform opens in public beta after years of work — a hosting service rebuilt from scratch rather than updated.

A farewell to the old fortrabbit design — sharp rectangles, a custom SCSS framework, Raleway — and a first look at what replaces it.

PHP 8.4 rolls out across the fortrabbit platform. The full version list, the sequential update procedure and the expected downtime.

It's complicated. The relation between open source and web hosting from our point of view

PHP 8.3 rolls out to all Uni and Pro apps. The version list for PHP and its extensions, the schedule and the downtime to expect.

The last remaining apps move from MySQL 5.7 to MySQL 8 in a long-running maintenance project. What clients need to do, and when.

PHP 8.2 rolls out across the platform. The complete version list for PHP and its extensions, with timing and expected downtime.

PHP 7.4 reaches end of life. Why PHP 8 is worth the move — speed, active maintenance, new features — and how to get there.

A recap of recent platform work: a basic web application firewall setting, Craft Copy for Nitro, and Craft Copy for Craft CMS 4.

PHP 8.1 rolls out to all Uni and Pro apps. The version and extension numbers, the schedule, and the downtime to expect.

PHP 7.3 reaches end of life and gets switched to 7.4 on 13 April 2022. What to test before that date, and how to move earlier.

The platform update rolling out PHP 8.0.12 to all Uni and Pro apps, with the full version list and the downtime to expect.

How to move an app from MySQL 5.6 to MySQL 8 on fortrabbit, including the platform-side migration workflow added later.

PHP 8 rolls out across the fortrabbit platform. The full list of versions and extensions, plus timing and expected downtime.

HTTP/2 finally rolls out for all apps, alongside a set of smaller platform changes from the home office task force.

Composer 2 lands on fortrabbit and makes git deployments considerably faster. What to expect, and how to fix a build that breaks.

Let's Encrypt will change its root certificates. Learn how this might affect you as a fortrabbit client.

PHP 7.2 stops receiving security updates and support on fortrabbit ends. The quick upgrade route that works for most apps.

We are finally making MySQL 8 available. What clients need to know about the roll-out.

The platform update bringing PHP 7.4 and a set of extension bumps, with version numbers, timing and expected downtime.

A patch update for all supported PHP versions rolls out app by app, with up to ten minutes of downtime for web delivery.

Security support for PHP 7.1 ends in December 2019. The five-minute upgrade path, and what to check before switching production.

A second ImageMagick patch rolls out across the platform, with the rundown of timing and the downtime to expect for Uni and Pro apps.

A large internal platform update focused on stability, security and groundwork, with the timing and downtime to expect per app.

The client invite hands billing for an app to the client, instead of sharing logins or asking for their credit card details.

Universal App plans get reworked five months after launch: the entry plan goes, the middle plan takes its price, a top plan arrives.

We are manually moving many Old Apps to Universal Apps to avoid downtime and data loss for stragglers.

PHP 7.1 becomes available for all Universal and Professional Apps, after a waiting period to rule out early release bugs.

Automated MySQL backups become bookable for Professional Apps, after the feature shipped with the Plus plan on Universal Apps.

Every change that came with the Universal Stack release, including New Apps being renamed to Professional Apps. No action required.

Optimized for CMS driven websites - made for your needs: Backups, Git, SFTP, HTTPS & team collaboration.

A shorter sign-up, instant login, app access links and a setup guide that extends the trial — the boarding flow rebuilt end to end.

Pick a framework or CMS when creating an app and fortrabbit sets the matching configuration — no one-click installer, but a running start.

Domain setup on fortrabbit gets a clearer interface and a forwarding service for naked domains, following free HTTPS via Let's Encrypt.

Free SSL certificates for custom domains via Let's Encrypt are here now.

Remote SSH execution runs artisan and other framework commands directly on the environment, without a tunnel and a special config.

An integrated S3-compatible object storage for uploads, runtime data and static assets, easier to set up than S3 itself.

fortrabbit opens a US East data center location for new apps, and adds billing in US dollars alongside the euro.

The Worker component moves long-running background tasks out of the web request, so customer-facing responses stay fast.

New Apps reach general availability, more scalable and extensible than the beta, and the platform update that got them there.

How to use a Dropbox account as persistent cloud storage for uploads on a New App, when the local file system no longer survives a deploy.

Set up Amazon S3 with IAM as cloud storage for a PHP app, and upload files to it from application code with Flysystem.

New Apps enter beta: twice as fast at half the price, built around ephemeral storage and a rethought hosting architecture.

Which PHP versions fortrabbit supports and for how long, from starting out on 5.4 in 2013 through the moves to 5.6 and 7.0.

Two-factor authentication arrives for fortrabbit accounts, together with configurable session and sudo timeouts.

Password rules sit between usability, culture and security. What a security researcher's review changed in the fortrabbit dashboard.

The new fortrabbit dashboard ships after more than a year of work. What changed, what it cost, and where the roadmap goes next.

The Blackfire PHP profiler becomes available on fortrabbit, and how a sales pitch from SensioLabs turned into an actual integration.

Platform changelog for 24 October 2014: PHP updated to 5.4.34 and to 5.5.18 across the fortrabbit hosting stacks.

Random 408 errors that appeared out of nowhere, and the hunt through load balancers and timeouts that finally explained them.

New Relic support lands on fortrabbit under a bring-your-own-license model, with the daemon running on the platform side.

Platform changelog for 14 April 2014: PHP 5.4.27 and 5.5, updated Memcached and MongoDB extensions, and ZSH available over SSH.

This exploit is a vulnerability in the heartbeat of TLS in the OpenSSL implementation. We're patched up by now.

Platform changelog for 30 March 2014: PHP 5.4.26 and PHP 5.5.10 on the stacks, and a Phalcon update to version 1.3.2.

Platform changelog for 13 March 2014: PHP 5.4.26, plus pre-deploy commands and Composer prefer-source in the deployment file.

PHP 5.5 arrives with OPcache and optional APCu, alongside deployment improvements that make future platform upgrades quicker.

Announcing scheduled maintenance work for the new year, what will be touched and which downtime to expect on hosted apps.

The boarding bonus experiment gave new accounts extra credit for a longer test drive. How it worked, and why it ended.

The tasklist replaces a plain freemium tier with something fairer and more playful, based on measured behavior of new accounts.

We have a new Add-On: Workers! Learn about it and what you can do with it.

A new PHP settings page in the dashboard lets each app switch optional PHP extensions on and off without a support request.

Permission management arrives: app collaboration for teammates, owner transfer, and the multi-tenancy workflows that come with it.

The first fortrabbit help pages go live, and the search for a knowledge base system that suits a small hosting company.